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Emerson Fellow

Isha Plynton

14th Class, 2007-2008

Isha graduated from Tufts University in 2007 with a degree in American studies, a concentration in law and politics, and high honors for her thesis.  At Tufts, Isha started a college mentoring program for economically underprivileged students and served as a leader in the largest student run community service organization.  Isha has interned in Senator Edward Kennedy’s Education Policy Office in Washington, D.C., studied abroad in Ghana, and volunteered at the University of Ghana Hospital.

Field placement: Drake Agricultural Law Center

Des Moines, Iowa

Policy placement: National Homelessness Law Center

Washington, D.C.